http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on health and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/health/news/ The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative has outlined its ambitions for the next generation of vaccines.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/malaria-vaccine-strategy-aims-for-eradication.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:12 GMTScientists should investigate herbal malaria remedies as they are more affordable for the very poor, the MIM meeting was told.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/herbs-have-a-role-in-fighting-malaria-conference-hears.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 06 Nov 2009 03:47:07 GMTA round up of articles about vaccine distribution in the developing world, flu virus survival strategies, thermal screening, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/swine-flu-science-update-5-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 05 Nov 2009 03:22:03 GMTTanzanian farmers to receive training, new tool improves antimalarial dosage, South Africa's top satellite unable to send data, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-22-october-4-november-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 04 Nov 2009 02:22:32 GMTAn editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/global-community-must-urgently-tackle-undernutrition-2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 04 Nov 2009 12:28:38 GMTA new study has evaluated the 12 potential vaccines against dengue fever, discussing the challenges facing their development.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/study-reviews-dengue-vaccine-candidates.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 03 Nov 2009 08:20:41 GMTMRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchershttp://www.scidev.net/en/health/malaria-impasse-could-be-overcome-with-brain-scans--1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:31:45 GMTPork tapeworm is responsible for almost a third of epileptic fits, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/tapeworm-link-with-epilepsy-far-higher-than-thought.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthMon, 02 Nov 2009 03:34:58 GMTUsing sheeting impregnated with insecticide may be easier, and less toxic, than wall-spraying.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/insecticide-wallpaper-lethal-to-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:15:59 GMTDeaths from diarrhoea in over-five-year-olds far exceed established estimates, according to a new study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/diarrhoea-kills-over-a-million-over-fives-each-year.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 30 Oct 2009 02:07:24 GMTPakistan to receive expertise from China, making fertiliser from human faeces, Maldives ministers dive to highlight climate change, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/south-asia-news-in-brief-15-29-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 29 Oct 2009 10:43:06 GMTPlants genetically engineered to contain antibodies have protected chickens against a parasitic disease.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/chickens-immunised-by-gm-peas.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 28 Oct 2009 03:35:47 GMTScientists have used a 'gun' that delivers a vaccine and an electrical impulse to improve the effectiveness of a DNA vaccine for HIV.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/electricity-sparks-better-hiv-vaccine-response.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 23 Oct 2009 03:16:49 GMTMaternal health needs a new, pragmatic, research-led approach targeted specifically for developing countries, says Priya Shetty.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/biomed-analysis-mothers-health-needs-targeted-science.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMTMillions of children are missing out on the fruits of an explosion in vaccine development because they are too difficult to reach.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/surge-in-vaccine-research-fails-to-reach-neediest.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 22 Oct 2009 04:03:01 GMTComplementary medicine has saved the Peruvian government US$8 million in the last ten years, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/peru-complementary-medicine-cost-effective-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthThu, 22 Oct 2009 11:28:46 GMTThe Thailand HIV vaccine trial reveals the human body's fighting response to the virus, a conference has heard, but many questions remain.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/thai-hiv-trial-shines-light-on-research-mystery-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:41:36 GMTVaccine to tackle fatal livestock disease, farmers to benefit from agricultural radio shows, Kenya researcher wins top prize, and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/sub-saharan-africa-news-in-brief-8-21-october-2009-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthWed, 21 Oct 2009 03:14:59 GMTThe latest on swine flu including protection by seasonal flu, the use of X-rays in severe cases, the effect of flu on the unborn and more.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/swine-flu-science-update-20-october-2009.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthTue, 20 Oct 2009 03:49:44 GMTSouth-East Asia's mosquitoes bite at dusk so bednets are of limited use — but treated hammocks could be a useful addition.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/hammocks-could-be-added-to-malaria-control-arsenal.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_healthMon, 19 Oct 2009 03:41:52 GMT http://www.scidev.net/images/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/